Editor in chief

Editor in chief: Said Batrouni
PEN Name: Marcos Fidel
The role of metaphysics in an era of artificial intelligence
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 22 July 2026 The contemporary panic about artificial intelligence is, at its core, a […]
The End of the Syrskyi Era — and the Beginning of Ukraine’s Next Military Revolution
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Wednesday 22 July 2026 President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s dismissal of General Oleksandr Syrskyi as Commander-in-Chief of […]
Why Is Kash Patel Planning a Visit to Russia?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 21 July 2026 The announcement that FBI Director Kash Patel is reportedly planning a […]
Romance for Sale: Inside Myanmar’s Scam Cities
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 21 July 2026 There are places in the modern world where the digital economy […]
Demographic decline in Ukraine’s occupied territories
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 21 July 2026 The demographic catastrophe in the occupied territories of Ukraine is one […]
The Endurance of Exhaustion: How Long Can Russia’s War Economy Last?
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 21 July 2026 The defining characteristic of Russia’s wartime economy is not resilience but […]
The Houthis’ Maritime Embargo on Saudi Arabia: A New Phase in Economic Warfare
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Tuesday 21 July 2026 For much of the past decade, the war in Yemen has […]
Ten Faces of Contemporary Tyranny
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Monday 20 July 2026 The word evil is not one political scientists ordinarily employ. It […]
Salazar and Putin: Two Faces of Authoritarian Conservatism
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Sunday 19 July 2026 Portugal’s long twentieth century dictatorship under António de Oliveira Salazar and […]
Yevhen Khmara’s Hardest Mission Yet
By Matthew Parish, Associate Editor Saturday 18 July 2026 Ukraine’s appointment of Major General Yevhen Khmara as acting Minister of […]



